The Cuban Ambassador to India, Alejandro Simancas Marin, attended as guest of honor at the inauguration of the National Library Congress, held in Konnur, a city in the Indian state of Kerala. The event was attended by the Chancellor of the University of Konnur, Rupinath Ravindra, the President of the event and member of the Indian Parliament V. Sivadasan, as well as local authorities.
The Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba in India, Alejandro Simancas Marin, was received by the Secretary of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Bhupinder Bhalla, to whom he extended warm congratulations on his recent appointment to the post.
During the meeting, both officials discussed the excellent and growing cooperation regarding renewable energies between Cuba and India and reaffirmed the commitment of both governments to continue developing them.
The International Session of the 17th National Conference of the Students Federation of India (SFI), held on December 15 in the city of Hyderabab, was inaugurated with the reading and approval of the draft resolution of solidarity with Cuba and condemnation of the damages caused by the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the government of the United States on the Cuban people.
The President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, conveyed a message of congratulations to His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, King of the Kingdom of Bhutan, on the occasion of the celebration of its National Day on December 17, the anniversary of the coronation of the first King of Bhutan, on the same day in 1907.